During disease, ants rebuild their nests with new layouts that block contagion - offering new insights into how design can ...

An excerpt from ‘The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II: Surrender, Loyalty, Betrayal and Hell’, by Gautam Hazarika.

Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well.

These enormous moths are nature’s masterpieces. Learn which species are the largest and what makes each one so extraordinary.

There are estimated to be fewer than 800 Tapanuli orangutans left in the wild, living in a small patch of forest in North Sumatra, Indonesia, known as the Batang Toru Ecosystem. It’s thought their ...

According to Canadian earthworm taxonomist John Warren Reynolds, there are 161 earthworm species at present in the United ...

The giant ball of twine, the enormous prairie chicken, the colossal coffee pot – they’re all part of a tradition that says sometimes the journey is more important than the destination, and sometimes ...

In the forests of South Africa lurks an arachnophobe’s nightmare – Nephila kowaci, the largest web-spinning spider in the world. The females of this newly discovered species have bodies that are 3-4 ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, we had to completely reorganize our spaces to avoid close contact. Transparent barriers ...

They are among the smallest ants in the world and are still rare in Germany. But if you find them in your kitchen, bathroom, or pantry, you should act quickly. Unlike other ant species, Pharaoh ants ...

A long-lost diary from a Chinese officer is shedding light on a lesser-known part of D-Day history. Found by urban explorers ...